“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.”– Theodore Roethke Related Quotes “In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.”– Richard M. Nixon “Nature is not human hearted.”– Lao Tzu “All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost – the most legitimate – passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.”– Marquis de Sade